Weather Records on 31 January 2018

564 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2018. Highest significance: Loken I Volbu, NO.

Key Facts for 31 January 2018

On 31 January 2018, 564 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 523 daily.
Loken I Volbu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.6 mm (1.2 in) on 31 January 2018.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

564 stations

564 station records on 31 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Loken I Volbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hezuo	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aileron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galtjarn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jiuquan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimbolton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	281.2 mm (11.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boverdal	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Territory Grape Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susuman	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Aion	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akroken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acajutla	El Salvador	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Susuman	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kramfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

564 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 31 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 31 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 523.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2018

Top 20 records on 31 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2018	Loken I Volbu, NO	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Hezuo, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Sandberg, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Bruce, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Aileron, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Anqing, CN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Norberg, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Galtjarn, SE	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Aspendell, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Jiuquan, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Virginia City, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Winslow AP, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018	Scipio, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1800 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2018. 2018 had 564 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	439
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3